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the truth is, what the american people want and they have said in the election, you know, obama did win a major victory and the issue being debated was whether the wealthy are going to start paying their fair share of tacks what poll after poll says do not cut can social security and medicare and medicaid. ask the wealthy and large corporations to start paying their taxes. further, let's not forget, as a result of these rather bad agreements in 2010 and 2011, though i voted against, we've already cut a trillion dollars in programs for working families. >> you're right. the american people have said in the election as well as in the polling, 82% oppose reducing social security benefits. 67% oppose raising medicare eligibility age and 60% support raising taxes on the wealthy. so it doesn't even make political sense. >> that's what i don't get. and the other point, al, when they talk about changing the formula, so-called chain cpi for social security, let me tell you what it means. i want everybody to hear this. it means that if you're 65 today -- and this is going to go into effect immedi
the truth is, what the american people want and they have said in the election, you know, obama did win a major victory and the issue being debated was whether the wealthy are going to start paying their fair share of tacks what poll after poll says do not cut can social security and medicare and medicaid. ask the wealthy and large corporations to start paying their taxes. further, let's not forget, as a result of these rather bad agreements in 2010 and 2011, though i voted against, we've...
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the obama plan says independent groups say if you cut those tax rates for everybody 20%, it costs $5 trillion over ten years. true? >> not in the least bit true. look, this just goes to show, if you for tur statics enough, they will confess enough to what you want them to say. >> how much would it cost? >> it's revenue neutral. >> i'm not talking about the cut. we'll get to the deductions. but the cut in the tax rates. >> the cut in tax rates is lower all american tax rates by 20%. >> how much does that cost? >> it's revenue neutral. >> it's not revenue neutral unless you take away the deductions. >> that's where i'm going. >> i'm going to get to that in a second. >> lowering the tax base works and you can. >> let me just -- you haven't given me the math. >> look, i don't have the -- it would take me too long to go overall of the math. >> it would take too long to do the math? this isn't a pop quiz. it's a presidential election. even the conservatives are fed up with the lack of details. here's what laura ingraham said when she called in today. >> what i don't understand about this,
the obama plan says independent groups say if you cut those tax rates for everybody 20%, it costs $5 trillion over ten years. true? >> not in the least bit true. look, this just goes to show, if you for tur statics enough, they will confess enough to what you want them to say. >> how much would it cost? >> it's revenue neutral. >> i'm not talking about the cut. we'll get to the deductions. but the cut in the tax rates. >> the cut in tax rates is lower all american...
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rove's super perform ac american cross roads only had 1% rate of success and crossroads gps only had 13% success. and what happened next was straight out of saturday night live, anchor interrogating the fox pollsters who called ohio for president obama. >> they are way down the haul so we'll do a little interrogation and see if they stand by their call notwithstanding the doubts that karl rove has attempted to place. >> this is the decision desk. we're in the heart of the decision desk room. you tell me wlu stand by your call? >> we're actually quite comfortable with the call in ohio. there's too much obama vote that's outstanding there that we know is going to come in, that is going to be obama. >> did they think we wouldn't in the the lengths they go to to avoid the truth? nice try. but we got you. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. to compete on the global
rove's super perform ac american cross roads only had 1% rate of success and crossroads gps only had 13% success. and what happened next was straight out of saturday night live, anchor interrogating the fox pollsters who called ohio for president obama. >> they are way down the haul so we'll do a little interrogation and see if they stand by their call notwithstanding the doubts that karl rove has attempted to place. >> this is the decision desk. we're in the heart of the decision...
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that's all barack obama wants to go back to now. and the other reason is simply there's a contrast here between what happened under bill clinton and under george w. bush. it's hard for barack obama to be explicit about saying that. when he invokes bush, it's easy for the republicans to say he's blaming the predecessor. that doesn't apply to clinton. >> michelle, he can talk about the tax rate and his creating 20 million jobs and the tax rate with bush being much lower, losing 663,000. doesn't that speak to a core group white male voters that president obama is being outflanked by in a large measure by mr. romney probably the area that he's having the most difficulty with. doesn't bill clinton and the jobs program on those jobs numbers directly address that audience? >> bill clinton had his own breed of clinton democrat. that is what republicans talk about obama having trouble with. so what you want to do, nobody feels your pain to this day better than bill clinton. you send him out there, you have him talk to those people from the h
that's all barack obama wants to go back to now. and the other reason is simply there's a contrast here between what happened under bill clinton and under george w. bush. it's hard for barack obama to be explicit about saying that. when he invokes bush, it's easy for the republicans to say he's blaming the predecessor. that doesn't apply to clinton. >> michelle, he can talk about the tax rate and his creating 20 million jobs and the tax rate with bush being much lower, losing 663,000....
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the unemployment rate is now 7.8%. lower than when the president took office and the stock market has been rising steadily. the dow was up 61% since the week he took office. look, the entire rationale for romney's campaign is that he can fix the economy. but the economy's already being fixed and the only ideas that romney has to offer are the same ones that ruined the economy in the first place. joining me now is the one and only carl bernstein. he's a former washington post reporter who helped break the watergate scandal. he's now a contributor to the daily beast. mr. bernstein, thank you for being here tonight. >> good to be here, al. >> what's the romney rationale for running? >> it is getting better. it's not getting better as most people would like. the real thing -- and the question that we need to ask is, what has kept the economy from really moving and is it republican obstructionism in washington? has the republican party in washington contributed to coming across and joining with democrats in ways to make the
the unemployment rate is now 7.8%. lower than when the president took office and the stock market has been rising steadily. the dow was up 61% since the week he took office. look, the entire rationale for romney's campaign is that he can fix the economy. but the economy's already being fixed and the only ideas that romney has to offer are the same ones that ruined the economy in the first place. joining me now is the one and only carl bernstein. he's a former washington post reporter who helped...
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today the obama campaign made this. the center piece of a new ad that will air in eight swing states. let's watch it. >> you work hard. stretch ever penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him. mitt romney made $20 million in 2010. but paid only 14% in taxes. probably less than you. now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a ye
today the obama campaign made this. the center piece of a new ad that will air in eight swing states. let's watch it. >> you work hard. stretch ever penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him. mitt romney made $20 million in 2010. but paid only 14% in taxes. probably less than you. now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break and raises taxes on middle class families by up to $2,000 a ye
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he was with president obama in ohio on saturday. thanks for coming on the show tonight. >> it was great seeing the president in front of 14,000, pretty enthusiastic ohioans. thanks. >> now the president went right after mitt romney. was that a surprise to you, and will it play well into ohio? >> yeah, governor romney's got a bunch of things he's got to answer to. he's got everything from his offshore accounts to his support of the budget that really goes after medicare and goes after meals on wheels and food stamps and all kinds of middle class and working class and programs, too, for the poor. but he's also in ohio. governor romney's got to answer his opposition to the auto rescue. he's got to answer his support for rolling back collective bargaining rights which is a shot directly to middle class. he's got a lot of explaining t do in ohio, and i think you are going to see the president making the contrast between what governor romney believes and what the president believes. and i'm there with him because i have an opponent the sa
he was with president obama in ohio on saturday. thanks for coming on the show tonight. >> it was great seeing the president in front of 14,000, pretty enthusiastic ohioans. thanks. >> now the president went right after mitt romney. was that a surprise to you, and will it play well into ohio? >> yeah, governor romney's got a bunch of things he's got to answer to. he's got everything from his offshore accounts to his support of the budget that really goes after medicare and...
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favorability rating, even on fox. again, i keep going to them. and fox as the favorability at 50%. mitt romney, 39%. so if you've got the republican front-runner at 39% on the fox poll favorability and the president, 50, you've got to try to muddy them up and muddy up all of those that you can, that may raise the questions, that won't help you. >> and it's not in the air. i'll just add one observation, that you said, it's in the air. it is on the ground. we are seeing a preview of what mitt romney is going to try to do to president obama because he's doing it to every opponent he has, and he's using again, this money, where we, the average voter out here, we don't even know where the money's coming from. >> have no idea. >> so, but i think the strategy should be just what the president is doing, but most important of all, we who have voices need to expose this for what it is. but they better be careful, because again, someone once said, you expose a devil, and people will rise up and take care of that devil. so they c
favorability rating, even on fox. again, i keep going to them. and fox as the favorability at 50%. mitt romney, 39%. so if you've got the republican front-runner at 39% on the fox poll favorability and the president, 50, you've got to try to muddy them up and muddy up all of those that you can, that may raise the questions, that won't help you. >> and it's not in the air. i'll just add one observation, that you said, it's in the air. it is on the ground. we are seeing a preview of what...
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in 2004, kerry had 53% favor rating verses 36%. 2008, mccain had 58%. obama had a 56% favorable. look at rom any, he has just a 37% favorable rating ferss a 49% unfavorable rating at this point. i mean, steve, start packing? what does he do to turn this unfavorable rating around? >> those numbers will tell us a few things. this is as unpopular as the republican party has been since the clinton impeachment. you look at the comments and how generic from this secret encount ner florida how generic obama is willing to be. when he is that unpopular, it raises the question. he has to do something, i think at some point in this campaign to stand out in a way that makes a favorable, positive, unique impression on those that do not like him. the numbers are suggesting that if this is a toss up race, they're not good enough to guarantee reelection, or bad enough not to, he has problems. >> you said he has problems with independents and moderate voters, that the base is still not fired up. you covered him throughout this whole campaign, you know the base is not fired up, is that what you're
in 2004, kerry had 53% favor rating verses 36%. 2008, mccain had 58%. obama had a 56% favorable. look at rom any, he has just a 37% favorable rating ferss a 49% unfavorable rating at this point. i mean, steve, start packing? what does he do to turn this unfavorable rating around? >> those numbers will tell us a few things. this is as unpopular as the republican party has been since the clinton impeachment. you look at the comments and how generic from this secret encount ner florida how...
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the obama campaign hasn't pushed that heavily and it will be interesting to see what the president does with that tonight. >> if mr. romney decides to attack, dana, and say the -- on economic issues and even question the unemployment numbers, as some in the extreme right has, is the president going to attack back or is the president going to use it as a teachable moment? >> president obama is prepared to -- i don't think he's going to rattle off statistics like he's some sort of professor but he's going to talk about 5.2 million private sector jobs created, a long stretch of positive employment reports. the monthly unemployment figs go up and down. he doesn't want to dwell on that too much. he does want to draw romney into a discussion of the auto industry. there will be a lot of statistics but all focused on job creation, raising doubts about romney's plans and actually demonstrating what has been done today. >> this is a town hall setting. do you think, erin, that a lot of this will be about who creates the best chemistry with the audience in terms of answering the questions and relat
the obama campaign hasn't pushed that heavily and it will be interesting to see what the president does with that tonight. >> if mr. romney decides to attack, dana, and say the -- on economic issues and even question the unemployment numbers, as some in the extreme right has, is the president going to attack back or is the president going to use it as a teachable moment? >> president obama is prepared to -- i don't think he's going to rattle off statistics like he's some sort of...
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we have one of the most highest effective tax rates for businesses. lower those tax rates, less regulation and let's get this economy booming. last, but not least is focus on another thing that could be a big road block is energy prices. with what iran has done with great britain and other european countries is cut off the oil, we can see $5 gas and these energy prices could slow down this growth. i think if i was advising the republican camp, i would say talk about those things that can make the economy grow faster, better. but celebrate the good news because this is good for all americans. democrats, republicans and even independents. >> i agree about celebrate the good news. i almost totally disagree with everything else you said but it -- >> shocking. >> -- makes more sense than anything they are saying. so much so that we are hearing people openly talk about maybe romney can't do it. maybe santorum is too far right. we're starting to hear open discussion about a brokered convention. let me show you a few headlines. politico says worry over romney
we have one of the most highest effective tax rates for businesses. lower those tax rates, less regulation and let's get this economy booming. last, but not least is focus on another thing that could be a big road block is energy prices. with what iran has done with great britain and other european countries is cut off the oil, we can see $5 gas and these energy prices could slow down this growth. i think if i was advising the republican camp, i would say talk about those things that can make...
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he tried this, everybody knows president obama now. he has high favorable ratings, he is personally popular, they will not be able to spend $10 million and redefine him. they're backing away because it's explosive, it will have a backlash, and the potential for success here is so low, and obama is already defined in the eyes of americans. >> before we back away too quickly, mr. chairman. the fact of the matter is the fact that it is even proposed. means that mr. romney may have a problem because there's segments of his party that wants to play this, and i just played a tape where he, himself, willard mitt romney himself referred to reverend wright in the context of the president not long ago on a radio show. before we give them all of this back away room, romney has brought up wright himself. >> that's absolutely corrects, and i'm not backing away, because i think they already achieved their objective, and that is they have thrown race into this election already. he can deny it all he wants. the truth of the matter is it's out there. a
he tried this, everybody knows president obama now. he has high favorable ratings, he is personally popular, they will not be able to spend $10 million and redefine him. they're backing away because it's explosive, it will have a backlash, and the potential for success here is so low, and obama is already defined in the eyes of americans. >> before we back away too quickly, mr. chairman. the fact of the matter is the fact that it is even proposed. means that mr. romney may have a problem...
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no penalty rate. no worries. >>> welcome back to "politics nation." this election will boil down to two separate visions for this country. and in his state of the union address tomorrow night, president obama will lay out his vision. it's based on fairness. >> this is a make or break moment for the middle class. and folks trying to work their way into the middle class because we can go in two directions. one is towards less opportunity and less fairness or we can fight for where i think we need to go. building an economy that works for everyone. not just a wealthy few. >> an economy that works for everyone because right now that's not the case. 66% of americans thinks it's harder to move up in this country, and it is. we live in a nation where the income for the top 1% has grown 275%. yet the poor has barely seen progress at all. this dynamic is what this election should be about and will be about. and it's why you see mr. 1% romney selling himself as mr. every man. as someone who does his own laundry. >> are you doing your laundry on primary day? >>
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the new numbers are out and show things are up for president obama. two new polls today show 50% of americans now approve of the president's job performance. that's his highest poll rating since osama bin laden was killed last may. and more americans are now confident about the economy. 34% say the economy is getting better. just 22% say it's getting worse. but republicans are completely out of touch with what americans think. >> the president's policies are not helping our economy. matter of fact, a lot of people would argue his policies are actually making it worse. >> making it worse? how is he making it worse? the january unemployment rate fell to 8.3%. that's the lowest it's been in three years. and last month alone, there were 243,000 jobs added to the economy. the president's policies and leadership are helping the economy. and he drove that point home in wisconsin today. >> over the last 23 points, businesses have added nearly 3.7 million new jobs. manufacturing is coming back. companies are starting to bring jobs back. the economy is getting
the new numbers are out and show things are up for president obama. two new polls today show 50% of americans now approve of the president's job performance. that's his highest poll rating since osama bin laden was killed last may. and more americans are now confident about the economy. 34% say the economy is getting better. just 22% say it's getting worse. but republicans are completely out of touch with what americans think. >> the president's policies are not helping our economy....
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when president obama took office, we were bleeding private sector jobs. now we've added them for 30 straight months. that's more than 4 1/2 million jobs. mitt romney is just dancing as fast as he can to deny the truth. well, keep on dancing. denying the truth is just the new normal for this right wing nut gop. the president's birth certificate not real. poll numbers that show the president ahead, not real. and today these geniuses came up with a new fantasy. ready for this? they say the president is cooking the books. romney backer and former ge chairman jack welch kicked off the conspiracy tweeting, quote, unbelievable job numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so change numbers. and laura igraham says, job numbers from labor secretary hilda solis are total pro obama. congressman allen west challenged the numbers, quote, chicago style politics is at work here. and, of course, rush limbaugh took time to get unreal. >> it's no different than obama declaring the temperature is going to be 75 degrees every day no matter what your thermome
when president obama took office, we were bleeding private sector jobs. now we've added them for 30 straight months. that's more than 4 1/2 million jobs. mitt romney is just dancing as fast as he can to deny the truth. well, keep on dancing. denying the truth is just the new normal for this right wing nut gop. the president's birth certificate not real. poll numbers that show the president ahead, not real. and today these geniuses came up with a new fantasy. ready for this? they say the...
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unemployment rate under presidents, even though unemployment is high, president obama has moved the needle which bodes well for him. let me quote "the washington post." what matters is not how high the unemployment rate is but how fast it's changing. that suggests the latest numbers, just as you would think, very good news for president obama. i mean, can you deny this that the trend looks like the economy is getting better? it seems as though the president has turned this around. how do you argue against this, mr. steele? >> well, i mean, i think, a, you're right. the trend line for at least the first month of this quarter says that the economy is making a move in a direction that's positive for the president. the second point, however, and i think it's something that the governor touched on, that's true for both parties. these numbers are going to move all over the map with respect to unemployment. the cbo came out last week and said that their early projections are showing that unemployment going into next year is going to be a lot higher than it is today. when does that trend line if i
unemployment rate under presidents, even though unemployment is high, president obama has moved the needle which bodes well for him. let me quote "the washington post." what matters is not how high the unemployment rate is but how fast it's changing. that suggests the latest numbers, just as you would think, very good news for president obama. i mean, can you deny this that the trend looks like the economy is getting better? it seems as though the president has turned this around. how...
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now our unemployment rate as you know, reverend sharpton is still far too high. we much have work left to do. we are absolutely moving in the right direction. and it is that optimistic spirit that i think the president captured. and that resonates with the american people. people want fairness. they know that the very wealthy didn't get wealthy alone. they got wealthy because they live in a country that -- where a government does what it's supposed to do. it educates our children it provides infrastructure, roads and bridges. it provides the research dollars for science and technology. and so when you do well in america, as we want everybody to do, you also have a responsibility to your country and to make sure that it's a country where everybody has a chance to move to the middle class and do well and have that great invention that turns into a global company that's started in a garage. everybody should have that opportunity. that's what the president is fighting for. >> and that's fairness. let me ask you one question, quickly. i know that the president more th
now our unemployment rate as you know, reverend sharpton is still far too high. we much have work left to do. we are absolutely moving in the right direction. and it is that optimistic spirit that i think the president captured. and that resonates with the american people. people want fairness. they know that the very wealthy didn't get wealthy alone. they got wealthy because they live in a country that -- where a government does what it's supposed to do. it educates our children it provides...
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in florida called president obama a muslim and a socialist. in a phone bank call for the romney campaign. >> i don't know if you have done any research on obama or not, but is he a muslim. um, he is, um, got a socialistic view on the, you know, economy, the government, the whole nine yards. if he had his way, we would be a socialistic country. >> and earlier this week in virginia, a gop group posted offensive photos of the president on facebook, photoshopped to make him look like a witch doctor or caveman, even one showing the president beg the country, come on baby, give me one more chance. but there's also real big money behind some of this ugliness. the daily beast reports voters in three key states from day one has been a neverending onslaught of ugly attacks but this garbageness shows their weakness. they can't go on the substance so they go ugly. it's not bertha time it's primetime. two men go under the lights for the first debate and as we head to the home stretch, the other side will keep this ugliness going. so what are you doing to c
in florida called president obama a muslim and a socialist. in a phone bank call for the romney campaign. >> i don't know if you have done any research on obama or not, but is he a muslim. um, he is, um, got a socialistic view on the, you know, economy, the government, the whole nine yards. if he had his way, we would be a socialistic country. >> and earlier this week in virginia, a gop group posted offensive photos of the president on facebook, photoshopped to make him look like a...
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but when you rate them against each other and president obama versus mitt romney in a head to head match-up, right now they are about even. >> that's probably appropriate. the president talking to women about the women in his life. and romney talking about debt. the debt he is going to cause in our lives if he is president. but toure -- >> to your point, about talking to women via "the view", get the way he interacts with women in his life. he was calm and cool about it. it was a nice way of presenting himself. and smoothing over anything that might be out the there. >> i hear what erin is saying, but the politics of it, if people feel have you a sense of love and bonding for your family, that you are naturally going to be concerned about the nation's debt and economy. you have young children that will have to live and deal with there. >> we will talk about jobs. we will talk about debt. we will talk about iraq and afghanistan through all this. but the beer test is always super important in every election. and this guy is likeable to men, relatable to women, liked by women as well. so right
but when you rate them against each other and president obama versus mitt romney in a head to head match-up, right now they are about even. >> that's probably appropriate. the president talking to women about the women in his life. and romney talking about debt. the debt he is going to cause in our lives if he is president. but toure -- >> to your point, about talking to women via "the view", get the way he interacts with women in his life. he was calm and cool about it....
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and romney's favorability ratings with americans have tanked. he's unfavorable by 49%. only favorable by 31%. how do you flip this around? all that money he's spending, he's been running for five years, and his unfavorable numbers are much higher than his favorable? >> you know, we haven't gotten to see a ton of mitt romney's personality. you know, that's been sort of hidden from us for a long time as they tried to continue to hit this economic message. but in the last few weeks, the romney campaign has made a concerted effort to try to humanize mitt romney more, which is why just yesterday he opened up a little bit more about his mormon faith and you are seeing his children, his five sons, out on the campaign trail more. and talking about their experiences with him and mitt romney's own experiences over the last 30 or so years. so an effort to get into more of the man that's mitt romney while they continue to attack their republican opponents. >> his son even sent out a tweet about -- something about 15 years old where the time that mitt romney rescued a 14-year-old ki
and romney's favorability ratings with americans have tanked. he's unfavorable by 49%. only favorable by 31%. how do you flip this around? all that money he's spending, he's been running for five years, and his unfavorable numbers are much higher than his favorable? >> you know, we haven't gotten to see a ton of mitt romney's personality. you know, that's been sort of hidden from us for a long time as they tried to continue to hit this economic message. but in the last few weeks, the...
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and so, while he has fallen in the approval ratings, i would think given the external circumstances our economy is facing, even though a slight tickup in growth and employment numbers, it is still in a pretty bad place, any decent republican standard bearer should be 10 points ahead of an incumbent president with this sort of economy. so the fact that obama is still competitive leading mitt romney is probably the more important indicator, although i think overall, no matter how bad mitt romney is doing, and how much of a clown show the republican primary may continue to be it is still pretty much a 50/50 proposition if you look toward november. >> well, david, thank you for being on tonight. erin, you know why i like to have erin on, david? she is authentic, birmingham, still has on her very nice necklace and her nice attire. she didn't come home with a bowl of grits tonight playing with me. thank you, erin. >> she is a great reporter though. >> i had grits and a biscuit for breakfast this morning. i tell you i did. >> bring some back. >> cheese grits and a breakfast. >> oh, lord. you a
and so, while he has fallen in the approval ratings, i would think given the external circumstances our economy is facing, even though a slight tickup in growth and employment numbers, it is still in a pretty bad place, any decent republican standard bearer should be 10 points ahead of an incumbent president with this sort of economy. so the fact that obama is still competitive leading mitt romney is probably the more important indicator, although i think overall, no matter how bad mitt romney...
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it is not even necessarily unemployment rates. ticked up to 171,000 jobs created. people look at how many bags of groceries they can buy at piggly wiggly. they look at gas prices. look at whether or not their neighbor is employed. in ohio you see 12% unemployment rate four years ago. 7% now. that's why you look at midwestern firewall for the president holding up in this sort of fool's aaron that romney is taking in eyeing pennsylvania at this late date. >> i'm out of time. but i must ask you this, jonathan, new york times is reporting that romney camp has been wooing, of all controversial characters, glenn beck. glenn beck's unique position as both a mormon and prominent voice amath evangelicals have been too tempting for m romney's campaign it pass up. campaign officials have quietly courted mr. beck. is that a sign of desperation or is that smart strategy? >> i think from their perspective it is smart strategy. remember for both the obama campaign and romney campaign, this is a base election. the person that can churn out his base on tuesday is the team that's go
it is not even necessarily unemployment rates. ticked up to 171,000 jobs created. people look at how many bags of groceries they can buy at piggly wiggly. they look at gas prices. look at whether or not their neighbor is employed. in ohio you see 12% unemployment rate four years ago. 7% now. that's why you look at midwestern firewall for the president holding up in this sort of fool's aaron that romney is taking in eyeing pennsylvania at this late date. >> i'm out of time. but i must ask...